LKing+Survey

Survey for Miss. King's Cultural Linguistic Study on the Dominican American population at WSC Disclaimer: All answers are anonymous. No real names will be used

1. On a scale of 1-10 how important do you think education is to your family? How do you know this?

2. Have you ever had consequences for a poor grade/poor classroom performance? If so, what were these consequences?

3. If you have a younger brother or sister, do you help him/her with homework? If so, is this something you do on your own or because a family member has asked you to help out?

4. Does anyone help you with your homework, either now or when you were younger? Who helped?

5. Please rank the following in order of what you think is the most important things in your life. #1 being the most important. __ friends (being a good friend) __ family (being a good daughter/sister) __ success in school __ work __ free time __ money __ sports __ extra-curriculars (dance, drama, singing, etc) __ being popular

6. Do you want to go to college? Does your family want/expect you to go to college? How has your family expressed this to you?

7. Were you born in the United States? Were your parents born in the United States? If not, do you know when they left the D.R?

8. Can you speak Spanish fluently? If so, can you read and write in Spanish? What language do you use when speaking to your family?

9. Do your parents speak English or Spanish?

10. Do you think generally education is just as important for girls as it is for boys in the Dominican culture? What leads you to these conclusions?

11. Name somethings about your Dominican heritage that you think makes you different from other cultures represented at WSC.